Diana Wairimu Kinyua
<p><strong>Research Project:</strong> Sustainable Control of Ticks using Metarhizium anisopliae and extracts of Calpurnia aurea</p>
<p>Research interest: Biocontrol of arthropod pests and vectors of diseases using botanicals and entomopathogens</p>
<p>Research goals: Identify tick attractants and dtermine their compatibility with entomopathogenic fungi.</p>
<p>Host project and funding: Improving food and nutritional security through integrated control of tsetse and tick-borne livestock diseases (BMZ - ICTLD) funded by GIZ</p>
<p>Supervisors: Dr. Daniel Masiga, Dr. Xavier Cheseto, Dr. Joel Bargul, Dr. Komivi Akutse (icipe) and Dr. Meshack Obonyo (Egerton University)</p>
<p>Bio: Obtained a Bsc. in Biomedical Science and Technology from Egerton University. Currently registered at Egerton University for MSc. in Biochemistry</p>